Report: Jared Veldheer to have surgery, faces three-month recovery

Posted by Mike Wilkening on August 15, 2013, 4:12 PM EDT

AP

The Raiders reportedly could be without their starting left tackle for most of the 2013 season.

ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported Thursday that Jared Veldheerwill have surgery on his partially torn triceps on Friday. The typical timetable for recovery from a surgery of this kind is three months, Schefter reported.

Having surgery would likely land Veldheer on injured reserve with a designation of possible return later in the 2013 season. Raiders coach Dennis Allen said Wednesday that the club was leaning toward placing Veldheer on short-term I.R., according to a transcript from the club.

Losing the well-regarded 26-year-old Veldheer is a tough blow to the Raiders’ line. Veldheer, who has 43 NFL starts to his credit, is an unrestricted free agent at season’s end.

Alex Barron, who hasn’t played in an NFL regular-season game since 2010, will replace Veldheer at left tackle for now. Allen said on Wednesday.

Raiders Fans. Tamba Hali has OWNED Your Asses since his Rookie year. Especially Valdheer, who had to Jump offsides to try and stop Tamba,. Better Keep an eye on the waiver wire for more QB’s. With barron playing, Flynn will be out for the count quick.

ALSO ENJOY BEING THE WORST TEAM IN THE NFL THIS YEAR!!! I will Revel in your Suckassedness.

The worst team picks first right? And……..you guys drafted that bum number 1 so connect the dots chiefs fan (I know its hard for you but try to stay with me) the Raiders are bad not denying that but they beat the quiefs twice and pretty easily actually so…..

This works out great for Veldheer. He gets to sit out a massive chunk of the lost season the raiders are about to embark on. Then he gets to come back toward the end of the season, prove his worth and sign a healthy free agent contract, probably somewhere other than Oakland. Talk about a win, win situation for this dude.

Raiders Fans. Tamba Hali has OWNED Your Asses since his Rookie year. Especially Valdheer, who had to Jump offsides to try and stop Tamba,. Better Keep an eye on the waiver wire for more QB’s. With barron playing, Flynn will be out for the count quick.

ALSO ENJOY BEING THE WORST TEAM IN THE NFL THIS YEAR!!! I will Revel in your Suckassedness.
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this is amusing considering the source, a Kansas city chiefs fan, the team that had the #1 pick in the draft, meaning the were the absolute worst, we have won 5 of our last 6 mettings with the chefs, so please tell me .who owned who?

torturedraiderfan says:Aug 15, 2013 9:03 PM

Ok, let’s look at the reality. Everyone is picking the Raiders to be at the bottom of the NFL this year. So we lose our best offensive lineman and have a bad season. Is that really earth shattering. Now let’s take it a step further. We draft Jadeveon Clowney and the Chiefs, Broncos, Chargers and everyone else has to figure out how to block him. I can live with that.

Yeah, because Mario Williams and Ngum Suh have lead their crappy teams to the Super Bowl. That’s the problem with the Raiders and their fanatics. They always think that one standout player is the solution to their problems. Heck, even the best running back in the modern era, can’t help a horrible Vikings team do anything more than just make it to one NFC Championship game.